Blueberry Breakfast Cake

Name: Blueberry Breakfast Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 tsp. lemon zest or more - zest from 1 large lemon; 7/8 cup* + 1 tablespoon sugar**; 1 egg, room temperature; 1 tsp. vanilla; 2 cups flour (set aside 1/4 cup of this to toss with the blueberries); 2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 2 cups fresh blueberries; 1/2 cup buttermilk***; ** This 1 tablespoon is for sprinkling on top; *** To make homemade buttermilk, place 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup. Fill cup with milk until it reaches the 1-cup line. Let stand for five minutes

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Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tsp. lemon zest or more - zest from 1 large lemon
7/8 cup* + 1 tablespoon sugar**
1 egg, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour (set aside 1/4 cup of this to toss with the blueberries)
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup buttermilk***
** This 1 tablespoon is for sprinkling on top
*** To make homemade buttermilk, place 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup. Fill cup with milk until it reaches the 1-cup line. Let stand for five minutes

Directions

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